GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs GT 520
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 520 with GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB outperforms GT 520 by a whopping 1381% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1195 | 442 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.02 | 11.59 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | GP107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 April 2011 (14 years ago) | 1 February 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 810 MHz | 1366 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1442 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 102 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 6.480 | 69.22 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1555 TFLOPS | 2.215 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 24 |
| TMUs | 8 | 48 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | no data |
| Height | 2.7" (6.9 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB (DDR3) | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz (DDR3) | 1752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 84.1 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional) | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 6.1 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.77 | 11.40 |
| Recency | 13 April 2011 | 1 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB (DDR3) | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 75 Watt |
GT 520 has 158.6% lower power consumption.
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 1380.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 520 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is a notebook one.
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